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Country around Belle Fourche is a rural area of about 8,983 people in Butte County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Rapid City, SD and 361 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $973 a month.
8,983people
$249kTypical home
$973/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
36"Snow
251Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,983 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 361 mi to Denver, CO
- 68 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to RAP airport
- 353 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 260 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,107 ft
- 894 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+61 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk